No, that is not so. You just need to know what diopter you need to focus your eye at one meter. Or take the camera with you when you go to the optometrist.
Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Frantisek Vlcek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: T Rittenhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 5:04 AM Subject: Re: MX viewfinder diopter: -1 or -0.5? > Monday, March 11, 2002, 6:21:34 PM, T wrote: > TR> I guess I can't see what it matters. The viewfinder is set up to appear > TR> approximately one meter away. The diopter they had to use to do that is kind > TR> of irrelevant, it was an engineering decision. > > Hi Tom, > it does matter, if you wear glasses and want to make or buy a > diopter eyepiece addon. Then, you must take into account the > inherent diopter of the viewfinder when selecting the correct > correction lens. As some people prefer having the correction lenses > made exactly to their specs (1/3 D) than buying Pentax's (in whole > D steps only IIRC), it's rather important to know beforehand you > order it at the optometrist. > > Good light, > Frantisek Vlcek > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
